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Jackie Dorothy

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<title>LA Cop Who Helped Catch Manson Found Escape By Patrolling Yellowstone On Horseback | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Jack Brush was a hardened Los Angeles cop who worked during the L.A. riots and helped catch Charles Manson. In the summers, he would escape the big city to work as a cop in Yellowstone, patrolling the park on horseback.

LA Cop Who Helped Catch Manson Found Escape By Patrolling Yellowstone On Horseback

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>The Man Who Chauffeured Spock Around Yellowstone For 'Star Trek' Movie Shoot | Cowboy State Daily</title>

When Leonard Nimoy flew to Yellowstone in August 1978 to shoot a scene for "Star Trek: The Motion Picture, " Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel worker Eric Ostensen got the job of being Mr. Spock's chauffeur. He recalls it being a "weird" and surreal experience.

The Man Who Chauffeured Spock Around Yellowstone For 'Star Trek' Movie Shoot

David Madison

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Business

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<title>How Sheridan Couple Invented An Automated 'Smart' Coop For Backyard Chickens | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Sheridan couple has invented a smart-home system that automates coop care for people who keep backyard chickens. Their Hen Hub recently won $50,000 in a start-up challenge for seed money to bring their invention to market.

How Sheridan Couple Invented An Automated 'Smart' Coop For Backyard Chickens

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Jen Kocher

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Public Safety

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<title>Family Still Desperate To Find Missing Wind River Man After 5 Years | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Rupert Brown vanished from his sister’s Wind River Reservation home on New Year’s Eve 2020, leaving his coat behind. Five years later, his family remains desperate to find him amid circulating rumors and a renewed investigation.

Family Still Desperate To Find Missing Wind River Man After 5 Years

Kate Meadows

Agriculture

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<title>17 White Bison Thrive At Billionaire Joe Ricketts’ Jackson Fork Ranch | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Billionaire Joe Ricketts’ herd of 17 white bison thrive at Jackson Fork Ranch in Wyoming’s Upper Hoback Valley. To him, the white bison represent a piece of American West history, a spiritual connection to the land and a feature he's proud to share with guests

17 White Bison Thrive At Billionaire Joe Ricketts’ Jackson Fork Ranch

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Mark Heinz

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<title>Why New Mexico Kids Wait In Protective ‘Wolf Houses' At School Bus Stops | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Parents in a New Mexico county are worried their children might get attacked by wolves so they've built cage-like shelters for them at bus stops. Critics say it's ridiculous as there hasn't been a fatal wild wolf attack on a human in the lower 48 for 100+ years.

Why New Mexico Kids Wait In Protective ‘Wolf Houses' At School Bus Stops

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